Carnival and the formation of a Caribbean transnation /

Carnival and the formation of a Caribbean transnation /

"This dual-site ethnography follows the celebration of Carnival from Trinidad to North America, where immigrant Trinidadian-Americans loyally perpetuate this annual cultural event. Philip Scher uses the lens of transnationalism to explore the Carnival tradition transported from Trinidad by the...

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Main Author: Scher, Philip W., 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2003]
Series:New World diasporas series.
Subjects:
Carnival > Trinidad and Tobago.
Carnival > New York (State) > New York.
West Indians > New York (State) > New York > Ethnic identity.
Trinidad and Tobago > Social life and customs.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
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